The country sends a daughter-in-law? Come and take a dozen, take them all

Liu Yanyan was closest to the door. She stood up and went to open the door, muttering:

"Who is here to visit you so early?"

It was just dawn, so it was indeed a bit early to come here. It was probably something urgent.

Lin Xiaofan didn't care so much and started eating on his own.

He first dug out two ladles of broth for himself and poured it on the fine grains, turning the rice into broth color. Then he scooped up a piece of pork belly and some rice, stuffed it into his mouth, and said vaguely:

"I think it must be that Sisi's food is so delicious that it attracts people to eat."

Liu Sisi felt happy when she was praised like this, and her face turned an attractive pink color due to shyness.

"No, it's much worse than what my husband did."

Outside the house, the door opened. Lin Xiaofan looked outside and saw that the person coming was Li Zheng.

"Ah, Li Zheng, why are you here? Please come inside quickly."

Liu Yanyan understood that Li Zheng was good to their family and greeted them warmly.

Lin Xiaofan also walked out of the house at this time and went to greet Li Zheng.

"Uncle De, what brings you here? We are eating, come and eat together."

Li Zheng was about to say that he had already eaten, but when he smelled the aroma of meat, he couldn't help but swallowed and swallowed whatever came to his mouth.

Although he is the upright person in the village, he doesn't have much food left at the end of the year. He still has to save it to deal with famines, and he rarely gets meat on weekdays.

As soon as the smell of meat entered his nose, his mouth almost lost control.

Lin Xiaofan saw this and understood that Li Zheng wanted to eat some, and said:

"Shishi, hurry up and get some bowls and chopsticks. Uncle De, don't refuse. Come and have some with us."

Seeing that Lin Xiaofan had said this, Li Zheng stopped refusing and said with a smile:

"In that case, I'll trouble you."

Lin Xiaofan's family has become wealthy, so it shouldn't be a problem for him to shamelessly enjoy a meal.

According to Lin Xiaofan's arrangement, he usually cooks more meals at home in case there is not enough food. So even if you add a pair of bowls and chopsticks, it is still enough.

When he was seated inside, Lin Xiaofan personally served him a large bowl of fine grains, with two tablespoons of broth and a few large pieces of fat on top.

"Uncle De, it's like coming here to your own home. Don't be polite, just feel free to eat."

Seeing Lin Xiaofan's enthusiasm, Li Zheng didn't hesitate and chatted with a few people about home-cooked food before eating. They seemed to be enjoying themselves, just like a family.

Perhaps because they were in a better mood, everyone ate a lot more and ate all the rice and broth.

Li Zheng burped. At this time, he fantasized about staying at Xiaofan's house forever. Eating fish and meat every meal, my life was so comfortable.

The girls knew that the two of them wanted to talk about something, so after packing the dishes, they all went out to work, leaving the two of them in the house.

"Xiao Fan, I came here this time to ask for something."

Li Zheng spoke slowly.

Lin Xiaofan had already guessed this.

When I had a quarrel with Li Daniu yesterday, there were many people present. The villagers all saw that they had bought fish and meat, and they probably wanted Li Zheng to help find some work for them.

After all, once autumn comes, there are very few things they can do, and it's all thankless work. They can't earn much wages even if they work for three months, and it's not even enough to cover their food expenses in the winter. The main reason is that they mainly farm, and there is not much work in the town, even less in winter.

Not only the wages are low, but you also have to travel back and forth, and you need fewer people.

But even so, they still have to do it.

Because if there is less wages, if there is a famine in the coming year, they may starve and freeze to death.

If they work less for a day, they will find it difficult to have peace of mind.

But knowing that he knew it, Lin Xiaofan still pretended to be surprised and asked:

"Oh? Uncle De, what do you want from me? Just ask."

If you take the initiative to speak, it is just like asking others. But if Uncle De opens his mouth and pretends, others will think that this job is hard-won.

Although he had never thought of deducting the wages of the villagers, doing so would at least make the villagers' attitudes better.

"Xiao Fan, I know you have made a lot of money in the lime business, and I just want you to help the folks."

Li Zheng took a sip of water and spoke slowly: "You also know that in recent years, the country has had frequent wars and heavy taxes. Once there is a year of famine, countless villagers will freeze to death and starve to death."

Lin Xiaofan nodded, expressing deep agreement.

"indeed so."

Through the memory of the original owner, he had seen too many such things. When the famine was severe, people in some villages even exchanged their children for food.

If Li San hadn't always helped him, he might have died on a cold winter night.

Li Zheng saw that Lin Xiaofan did not resist, so he continued:

"After you left yesterday, many villagers came to me and said they wanted to get some work from you. They all said they were not afraid of hardship, and it didn't matter even if they had to work more hours. You see, can this be done? ?”

If people in the village want to go to the city to do work, they have to leave early and come back late. As winter approaches, the weather is particularly cold in the morning. Some people without cotton-padded jackets may even catch a cold on the road.

Lin Xiaofan's stone mine is near the village, which saves the time of traveling back and forth. So even if the workload is heavier than in the city, they can accept it.

After hearing this, Lin Xiaofan clicked his tongue, held his chin with his hand, and frowned.

At first glance, it seems like we are stuck in a dilemma.

Seeing this appearance, Li Zheng suddenly felt unsure.

Lin Xiaofan had only been in the lime business for a few days, and he probably didn't have much spare money.

In fact, he had already considered this.

He originally wanted to wait until winter to come back. By then, Lin Xiaofan had saved a lot of money and was probably planning to recruit people to expand the business.

But the villagers pressed hard yesterday, so he had no choice but to come today.

But now that he has said it, he will work hard to fight for the villagers.

"Xiao Fan, if you are in trouble, it is okay to pay less wages, or even owe some wages. These can be discussed. And think about it, if you want to become bigger and stronger in the future, you will definitely have to hire a lot of people. Shi The mine is near the village, so it’s much more convenient to hire people from the village.”

Li Zheng lowered his conditions and at the same time worked hard to do some ideological work for Lin Xiaofan.

For ordinary villagers, as long as they have work to do and earn some money, it is always good.

Many villagers are not afraid of hardship or tiredness, but they are afraid of not even being able to live.

Seeing that Lin Xiaofan was still thinking, Li Zheng stopped disturbing him.

He has said everything that needs to be said, and then it depends on Lin Xiaofan's decision.

After a long time, Lin Xiaofan finally spoke:

"What you are saying, Li Zheng, is that I have developed so far that I really need to hire some people. As for the remuneration and the number of employees, let me tell you, can you take a look?"

As soon as Li Zheng heard this, he knew something was going to happen, and he felt happy.

"You can just say that as long as it costs no less than five cents, you can find someone."

As long as Lin Xiaofan is willing to hire some people, that's a good thing. Although he has just started business, he may have less money and the wages he pays are also lower.

But there are still many needy households in the village, and they are willing to work even if they have little money.

And by being able to find work for them, I can be considered as giving a debt of gratitude to the villagers.

"Five cents?" Lin Xiaofan chuckled. Labor is really cheap at this time. For five cents, you can’t even buy whole grains to eat.

Seeing his appearance, Li Zheng frowned.

Five cents is considered the minimum wage, and it can't even earn enough for a day's meals. If it were any lower, Lin Xiaofan would be too dark.

Lin Xiaofan said while thinking:

"I need ten stronger men for the time being, and thirty women with nimble hands and feet. For the time being, the stronger ones will be responsible for digging rocks for me, and the ones with nimble hands and feet will be responsible for picking some grass for me. As for the reward, I will tentatively decide A man’s salary is 12 cents a day and a woman’s is 10 cents a day. At the same time, I also provide them with a dinner. Uncle De, what do you want?”